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Spacecraft "Apollo-10"
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Spacecraft "Apollo-10"
| BRIEFLY ABOUT SPACECRAFT |
| Registration number | 1969-043A / 03941 |
| Time and date of launch (UT) | 16h.49m.00s. May 18, 1969 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, LC 39-B |
| Launch vehicle | Saturn-5 |
| Spacecraft mass (kg) | 48620 |
| Orbital parameters: | |
| - inclination (degrees) | 32.5 |
| - period (minutes) | 88.2 |
| - perigee (km) | 185 |
| - apogee (km) | 186 |
| Time and date of landing (UT) | 16h.52m.23s. May 26, 1969 |
| Place of landing | 15.07 S; 164.65 W, miss distance 2.4 km (Pacific Ocean) |
| Duration | 8d.00h.03m.23s. |
| Distance (km) | 1.34 million |
| Number of revolutions around Earth | 1.5 |
| Summary | Testing of LM in lunar orbit. Spacecraft was at selenocentric orbit for 61h.35m. Undockind, autonomous (stand-alone) fly and docking of LM with CSM. First colour TV translation from space. |
| CREW |
| Ord. num. |
Status | Main | Backup | Reserved |
| 1 | Cdr | Stafford, Thomas Patten | Cooper, Leroy Gordon, Jr. | Duke, Charles Moss, Jr. |
| 2 | CMP | Young, John Watts | Eisele, Donn Fulton | Engle, Joe Henry |
| 3 | LMP | Cernan, Eugene Andrew | Mitchell, Edgar Dean | Irwin, James Benson |
| Call sign | Charley Brown / Snoopy | |||
| TIMELINE |
| Date | Time (UT) | Spaceship's revo- lution number |
Explanation |
| May 18, 1969 | 16:49:00 |
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Lift-off spacecraft "Apollo-10" (crew: Stafford, Young, Cernan ). |
| May 18, 1969 | 19:22:27 |
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S-IVB second burn ignition (for translunar orbit) |
| May 18, 1969 | 19:28:10 |
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Engine cutoff |
| May 18, 1969 | 19:51:45 |
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CSM separated from LM/S-IVB |
| May 18, 1969 | 20:06:36 |
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CSM docked with LM/S-IVB |
| May 18, 1969 | 20:45:35 |
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Separation of CSM from Saturn-IVB |
| May 21, 1969 | 06:39:50 |
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Equigravisphere |
| May 21, 1969 | 20:44:54 |
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Lunar orbit insertion ignition |
| May 21, 1969 | 20:50:50 |
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Engine cutoff |
| May 22, 1969 | 19:00:57 |
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CSM/LM undocked |
| May 22, 1969 | 23:34:16 |
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LM ascent stage and descent stage separated |
| May 23, 1969 | 03:11:02 |
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LM docked with CSM |
| May 23, 1969 | 05:13:36 |
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LM ascent stage jettisoned |
| May 24, 1969 | 10:25:28 |
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Transearth injection ignition (SPS) |
| May 24, 1969 | 10:28:13 |
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Engine cutoff |
| May 26, 1969 | 16:22:26 |
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Command and Service Modules (CM/SM) separation |
| May 26, 1969 | 16:37:54 |
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Entry |
| May 26, 1969 | 16:52:23 |
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Splashdown of spacecraft "Apollo-10" (crew: Stafford, Young, Cernan ). |
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